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hex

UK/ˈhɛks/ US/ˈhɛks/ uncommon informal rare
noun (1) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an evil spell

  • “a witch put a curse on his whole family”
  • “he put the whammy on me”
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adjective

1.

of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

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verb

1.

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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Origin

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.

Phrases

  • hex bar
  • hex crawl
  • hex edit
  • hex editor
  • hex head bolt
  • hex head screw
  • hex head wrench
  • hex key
  • hex sign

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